Sarah Silverman talks about her Voter ID video Let My People Vote: “I think it’s important to make it kind of shocking. The expletives are fairly gratuitous. But you have to be loud to get people to see what’s going on.”

Iowa radio host Jan Mickelson endorses Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's anti-gay worldview: "And the weird thing is, you know, on that exchange I've got to go with that Iranian fellow. Did I ever think I would be the position to actually agree with the potential-serial killing, nuclear-crazed [inaudible]. Talk about ironies. Anyway. Wow."

Doctors would not recommend becoming a eunuch, even though they live way longer: "The study of over 80 eunuchs from the Chosun Dynasty, which ruled in Korea from 1392 to 1897, looked at the world's only known record of eunuchs' lives and compared them to genealogical records of other men of similar social rank. The researchers cross-checked their results with other royal records. They found that the average lifespan of a Korean eunuch was about 70 years, 14 to 19 years higher than non-castrated men of similar social standing."

Neil Patrick Harris announces boundary-breaking memoir: “I read with great fondness Tina Fey’s Bossypants, so my plan is just to reprint those exact stories but change the names to people that I knew. What editor would take issue with that?”

When the New York Timescame out of the closet: "If you were born after 1970, I think it is nearly impossible to imagine how it felt to open up The New York Times Magazine on a Sunday morning in January 1971 to discover “What it Means to be a Homosexual,” a deeply personal and beautifully written piece in defense of homosexuality."

Gay Germans make presence known at Oktoberfest: “No one would want to see Oktoberfest become officially political, but just the fact that gays and lesbians can go there in lederhosen, can hold hands and kiss, does have political meaning,” says Thomas Niederbühl, a longtime Munich city council member and a member of the local Pink List gay rights party. “We are playing more of a role in German society. By being at Oktoberfest, people recognize that we are no longer some small group on the fringes of everyday life.”

Radcliff looks tiny next to those big footballers...does the world need more of those untalented Smith creatures?

Posted by: jaragon | Sep 26, 2012 5:27:01 PM

According to the internet, Danial Radcliffe is 5'5". I figured either he was short or that blond guy was really really tall.

If you were Jan Mickelson, wouldn't it tell you something that you agree with Ahmadinejad? That isn't "irony" it's a wake-up call!

Posted by: Caliban | Sep 26, 2012 5:53:06 PM

So--Jan Mickelson: You agree with Ahmadinejad; so does that mean you don't believe there are any gay people in Iran?

Posted by: Daniel Berry, NYC | Sep 26, 2012 5:53:46 PM

It's a shame that you buried the Lady Gaga item in the news section, but thought a piece about a flying squirrel was deserving of its own post. It's also sad that you linked to a poor piece covering what Gaga did and the reaction.

I thought Daniel Radcliffe was off the sauce. He looks pretty wazzled in these pics.

Posted by: Gigi | Sep 26, 2012 6:03:24 PM

Here's a tip from someone who KNOWS: If you meet a big friendly Irish Gaelic Football team and they invite you out to drink with them you should not REFUSE because you'll have more fun than you ever imagined possible, you'll be charmed by their wit, and you may even get laid. Thank me later.

Posted by: Ryanshusband | Sep 26, 2012 6:10:44 PM

RyansHusband : Don't even TRY it...

Posted by: Yupp | Sep 26, 2012 6:32:23 PM

The DC police are hiding something and we all know what it is, the truth about what happened.

Posted by: Bob | Sep 26, 2012 7:57:08 PM

I live just outside of McKinney. Believe me when I say it is steers, queers, and god. And, just a few miles north of McKinney is the lovely little burb of Anna...which got its name...according to the local folks...from an acronym. Ain't No "N" Allowed.

That sign was just flash in the pan to what is really said ...

Posted by: Mark | Sep 26, 2012 8:55:58 PM

Tons of American gays go to Oktoberfest every year. There is always a large presence. Why is this surprising?

Posted by: SandersonPooper | Sep 26, 2012 9:25:29 PM

"Doctors would not recommend becoming a eunuch, even though they live way longer"

And yet, some doctors still recommend infant circumcision, even though it does nothing to extend men's lives.